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Without a word of debate Friday, the Florida House approved a controversial proposal that could require school districts to share tens of millions of dollars in construction funds with rival charter schools. Read more here…

North Carolina Democratic Representative Tricia Cotham wants more accountability for charter schools. She has introduced House Bill 354. She wants more transparency when it comes to funding and administration of the state’s charter schools. Read more here…

Listed below are the charters that will face the renewal process in the 2015-16 fiscal year: School Name Clover Garden Crosscreek Crossroads Charter High Gaston College prep Hope Elementary New Dimensions Queens Grant Community Roxboro Community School Kennedy Charter Pine Lake Prep Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School

Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) has a new study out finding urban charter schools outperform traditional public schools (TPS) in urban areas. The results are the latest in mounting evidence that many charter schools provide tremendous benefit to students — particularly those located in urban areas. Read more here…